View training in Marck en Calais
Kent Fire and Rescue Service made a short clip of the training of the MIRG-EU team on the simulator in Marck-en-Clais. You can watch it here.
Henri Poortvliet Exercises at River Scheldt
It is 9h50 AM on 15 May when Henri Poortvliet’s pager beeps. Message: Priority three, exercise, report at fire station. Henri: ‘We already were at the fire station where we…
Final rehearsals
In April and May the MIRGs from the MIRG-EU partner countries did their final rehearsals on the simulator in Marck en Calais. The teams went systematically through all the operational…
MIRG-EU tested on 18 June 2014
On 18 June the teams from the partner countries will be confronted with a simulated incident on board DFDS Seaways’ cruise ferry Princess Seaways, which normally operates between IJmuiden in…
‘Ship-to-ship training is very valuable’
One hand for oneself and one for the ship. That was the first thing Henri Poortvliet was taught during his ship-to-ship-transfer course. ‘That first lessen I was already familiar with. My…
French MIRG winched down
On 2 February the French MIRG experienced what being winched down from a helicopter in a special suit feels like. The team was lowered from the Civil Security helicopter which…
Update from MIRG member Gerd Buys
Gerd Buys from the Belgian MIRG team has completed half of his training programme and things are going well. He has written this special report for the MIRG website. We…
8 and 9 March 2016
Table Top Exercise France
25 May 2016
Command Post Exercise
11 and 12 October 2016
Full Scale Exercise
23 November 2016
MIRG-EX Conference
The Interreg IVA MIRG-EU project brought together fire fighter teams from Kent (UK), Pas de Calais (FR), Ghent, Antwerp and Beveren (BE) and Zeeland (NL). All partners set up their MIRG, developed standard operational procedures and acquired compatible equipment.
By doing a large scale exercise, the teams have demonstrated they are ready to operate at sea, to contain on-board incidents, that they can assist one another and take over operations when necessary.
In MIRG-EU the teams will take the next step: working according to the European Civil Protection mechanism.
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